Archive for August, 2014

The Pier is proud to officially align ourselves with Unify to Thrive a movement to stop cancer! It was founded by Scott J Schipper, sax player of the Santa Cruz, CA based Pop-Reggae-Rock group, Thrive! Today, we’re giving away their song “Unify to Thrive” which features the late Scott J Schipper on sax… (more…)

Here’s the official music video to Aer‘s current single “Pretty Lady (Around Me)” off their self-titled release that dropped in January. They filmed the video in Malibu, CA with Jakob Owens. The group just concluded their summer tour with Dirty Heads and Pepper and will be out this fall with Dizzy Wright. You can check out the new album on iTunes by clicking HERE! Enjoy the song & Video…

This fall, Through The Roots, The Supervillains and The Steppas will hit the road on the Fall Harvest Tour. Together, the bands will be returning to many of their favorite cities as this nation-wide tour makes stops in 20-plus states, traveling from mid-September into November. (more…)

Labor Day might be the sign of summer coming to a halt, but The Pier Weekend Show Locator is ready to rock with another edition of your #1 live show listing, featuring bands who find their influence from reggae! Check out the Show Locator to enhance your weekend with some live music! (more…)

Unify to Thrive is a non-profit organization founded by Scott J. Schipper, saxophonist for the Santa Cruz reggae/rock band Thrive after he found out he was diagnosed with stage-four colon cancer. (more…)

One of the better surprises of 2014 has been the emergence of Lovd Ones out of Orlando, FL. They just released their debut album, Thicker Than Blood on July 15 via Jahmen Music Group. Of the 15 songs on that album, the group has released 2 Music videos with 2 more on the way… (more…)

Here is the latest music video for SOJA’s new single “I Believe” featuring Michael Franti and Nahko. The song is off SOJA’s latest album, Amid The Noise and Haste that you can pick up on Vinyl by clicking HERE!. You can also listen to the whole album, with commentary, courtesy of Jacob Hemphill by clicking HERE! Enjoy the song & video…

This week, we are giving away songs from three different artists! Two newcomers to The Pier, The Evokatones from the DC area, and hip-hop, pop, reggae trio Radical Something, as well as Dub Architect who is exclusively giving away his 90-minute Easy Star RecordsSummer Mix… (more…)

On July 12 & 13, 2014 the Reggae Rise Up Festival held a successful outing at their home location of Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a result of it’s success, Reggae Rise Up is extending their party to Tampa, Florida for a 1 day festival on Sept 27th, 2014 at Raymond James Stadium. (more…)

Back on July 21st The Pier was fortunate enough to be invited to witness Don Carlos’ live recording of the music video, for the song “Time”. Now Don Carlos has released that video along with his debut line of merchandise. (more…)

On Sept. 9th, 2014, Denver, Colorado’s Reggae-Dub quartet, Tatanka, will release their new self-titled album via Roots Musician Records. The first song off that album is titled “100 Weight” & we’re giving it away for FREE, this week only! Read more on the band, album & song… (more…)

Here is the latest music video from 311. The song is titled “Sand Dollars” and it is off their latest album Stereolithic that dropped on on March 11th, 2014. You can read our album review for the latest release by clicking HERE!. Enjoy the new animated video & song below…

It’s August & cities around the nation are heating up, many reaching triple digits. Fortunately, The Pier has a list of new music with 10 new albums from 10 different artists to help everyone keep their cool. (more…)

As of today, the three brothers from Brooklyn, NY, also known as New Kingston, have officially announced that they will be releasing their brand new album, Kingston City, this fall a long with their their Kingston City tour. (more…)